33.7% of residents of Surfside speak English at home.
40.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
18.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 2,706 (45.1%)
(69.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1,611

Other state: 1,385

Northeast: 819

Midwest: 179

South: 140

West: 240

83.4% of Surfside residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.9% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 0.0% lived in Florida.